Fate of Hunterdon children with Nazi-inspired names remains undetermined after hearing

AP Photo/Rich SchultzHeath Campbell, left, with his wife Deborah and son Adolph Hitler, 3, pose in Easton, Pa. in December.

A Hunterdon county couple who picked Nazi-inspired names for their children is fighting to get the youngsters back from the state.

Heath and Deborah Campbell of Holland Township lost custody in January, when the state Division of Youth and Family Services removed Adolf Hitler Campbell, Joyce Lynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell from their home.

The couple appeared before Superior Court Judge Peter Buchsbaum in Flemington today for a family hearing that was closed to the public.

Authorities have not said why the children were removed. As the couple and their supporters tried to push past a pack of reporters and camera crews today, their attorneys said they were prohibited from saying why the state placed the children in foster care. The siblings range from 3 to less than a year old.

After authorities removed the children, Deborah Campbell went public, telling the Express-Times state authorities took custody of the youngsters because a neighbor made false allegations that Heath Campbell had abused her.

She proclaimed her husband's innocence and said authorities had noted previous domestic violence allegations against him from prior marriages. She said he's changed and loves his children.